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Today's sightings
A quick hide round this morning produced the following highlights Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Ruff 3, Black-tailed Godwit 100+, Redshank 40, Dunlin 30, Snipe 2, Lapwing 40, Teal 30, Shoveler 20, Shelduck broods, Sand Martin and Swallows. South Lake Redshank
6 August 2015
Today's bird news
The Martin Smith Hide Garganey 1 juvenile Kingfisher 1 Crane 1 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 65 Redshank 37 Grey Heron 2 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 82 Ruff 2 Redshank 42 Snipe 2 Ruff 2 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 84 Green Sand
5 August 2015
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece adult Little Stint (breeding plumage) Dunlin 5 Lapwing 40 Teal 91 Snipe 3 Green Sandpiper 1 South Lake Ruff (4 adults, 2 male and two females including a small reeve) Redshank 54 Black-tailed Godwit 100+ Dunlin 20 Avocet 5 Mediter
4 August 2015
Tern up for the books
Holden Tower A breezy morning look out over the estuary revealed 100's of Black-headed Gulls feeding/roosting on the mudflats, the whole reserve was spooked by a hunting Peregrine which put up a flock of terns. Between 30-40 Arctic or Common Terns and 6 S
3 August 2015
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Ruff-2 adult males and an adult Reeve Dunlin 107 Redshank 71 Black-tailed Godwit 100+ Lapwing 80 Teal 70 South Lake Teal 5 Greylag 100 Gadwall 30 Great Crested Grebe 3 Common Tern 2 Tufted Duck and Mallards. Rushy Pen Grey Wagtai
2 August 2015
Saturdays bird news
The Holden Tower Yellow Wagtail 7 Skylark 10 Common Crane 4 Grey Heron 1 Little Egret 8 Curlew 170 Whimbrel 1 Dunlin 30 Shelduck 70 Barnacle Goose 7 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 3 The South Lake Ruff 3 Redshank 60 Black-tailed Godwit 170 Lapwing 80 Av0cet 5
1 August 2015
Fridays bird news
The Rushy Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 2 The Tack Piece Crane 4 Green Sandpiper 11 The Martin Smith Hide Garganey 1 Juvenile Green Sandpiper 2 The Holden Tower Curlew 83 Shelduck 120 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 104 Redshank 43 Lapwing 70 Gree
31 July 2015
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Dunlin 115- plenty of juveniles among the breeding plumaged adults Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Avocet 8 Redshank 16 Lapwing Black-tailed Godwit 11 Ruff adult female (Reeve) and an adult male Crane 6 GCP birds flew low ove
30 July 2015
Great views of Garganey
Holden Tower Hobby - on the ground Common Crane 4 - in Spartina Grass South Lake Discovery Hide Common Tern 1 - on one of the man-made rafts Black Tailed Godwit 151 - nice flock in summer plumage Redshank 53 Ruff 1 Dunlin 1 in breeding plumage Pied Wagt
29 July 2015
Today's sightings
South Lake 3 juvenile Avocet, 123 Black-tailed Godwit, 53 Redshank, 70 Lapwing, 1 Oystercatcher and 3 Ruff on the wader scrape. Both Little and Great Crested Grebes among the duck/Coot flocks. Common Tern on the rafts and 2 Crane also present. Zeiss Hide
28 July 2015
Today's sightings
After a prolonged dry spell, rain all day on Friday and Sunday has pushed water levels up on some scrapes such as the Rushy, Tack Piece and Top New Piece. If no more rain falls the levels will drop as the fields drain off. The best exposed mud can be fo
27 July 2015
Today's sightings
Tack Piece/Robbie Garnett Hide Wood Sandpiper- juvenile still present with 8 Green Sandpiper Martin Smith Hide Garganey- at least one juvenile still present. South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 100+ Redshank 40 Oystercatcher 3 Avocet 3 juveniles Lapwing 20 Te
26 July 2015
Sunny Saturday sightings
The Robbie Garnett Hide Wood Sandpiper 1 still but elusive Green Sandpiper 7 Lapwing 8 Common Crane 2 The South Lake Redshank 41 Black-tailed Godwit 139 Green Sandpiper 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Lapwing 50 Great-crested Grebe 3 Pochard 1 Tufted Duck 30 The Rus
25 July 2015
Soggy sightings
The Robbie Garnett Hide Wood Sandpiper 1 still present but elusive Green Sandpiper 11 Shoveler 6 Crane 1 The South Lake Dunlin 9 Avocet 5 Redshank 60 Ruff 2 males in near summer plumage Black-tailed Godwit 28 Common Sandpiper 1 Common Tern 2 Great-crested
24 July 2015
Today's bird news
The South Lake Spoonbill 1 adult Ruff 2 Redshank 60 Avocet 5 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Lapwing 25 Great-crested Grebe 3 The Tack Piece Wood Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 11 Lapwing 8 Crane 2 Mandarin 1 The Rushy Avocet 11 Green Sandpiper 3 Black-tailed Godwi
23 July 2015